Pramono Allocates Rp 300 Billion for Ciliwung Normalisation Land Acquisition This Year

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has prepared a budget of Rp 300 billion for 2026 to fund land acquisition for the normalisation of the Ciliwung River. The budget also covers land acquisition for the Krukut River and the Cakung Lama River.

Pramono conveyed this during an inspection of the land acquisition progress for the Ciliwung River normalisation in the Cawang area, East Jakarta. According to him, land acquisition is one of the keys to accelerating river normalisation to reduce the risk of flooding in Jakarta.

"The budget for this year is Rp 300 billion," Pramono told reporters on Friday (10/7/2026).

Pramono stated that at the inspected location, there is a target to acquire 170 buildings. Of that number, 62 buildings have been acquired and demolished, with the remainder targeted for completion by the end of 2026.

"The buildings that have been acquired will certainly be cleared, including those 170 buildings," he said.

He is confident that land acquisition in the Cawang, Rawajati, Pengadegan, and Cililitan areas can proceed according to target. Moreover, the location determination for several areas has been signed.

"Today I am checking the progress of land acquisition for the Ciliwung River normalisation. This is the second time I have been to this place, and the progress, alhamdulillah, is quite good," he remarked.

Pramono hopes that by the commemoration of Jakarta’s 500th anniversary in 2027, the normalisation of the Ciliwung River stretch from the MT Haryono area to the Kalibata Bridge can be connected.

"If that can be done, then in 2027, when Jakarta celebrates its 500th anniversary, the normalisation of one of the main axes, namely the Ciliwung in Cawang, Rawajati, Pengadegan, and Cililitan, will hopefully be completed," he said.

According to Pramono, accelerating the Ciliwung River normalisation is part of the medium- to long-term flood management effort. The programme, he added, will also be continued at the Krukut River and the Cakung Lama River.

"Hopefully, this will increase the water capacity in this area, so that when flooding occurs, the impact will not be like it was in the past. That is the medium- to long-term flood management approach being undertaken," he concluded.